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What is child care insecurity? 2 social scientists explain

  • Written by Cassandra M. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Foods, Texas State University
imageChild care insecurity can increase stress and anxiety and decrease quality of life. Damir Cudic/E+ Collection via Getty Images

Child care insecurity is a term we’ve come up with to describe limited or uncertain access to adequate child care.

It factors into many Americans’ decisions whether to even have a child. Parents – mothers...

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